The exhibition Scandinavian Design & USA examines how concepts and design from the Nordic countries influenced and shaped modern American design, and conversely how influences from the United States have influenced Nordic design. It is an international collaboration between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Nationalmuseum and Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo.
Nationalmuseum has added two unique silver artefacts from 1715 to its collection. The acquisition of the pieces was made possible by a generous financial donation from Märta Christina and Magnus Vahlquist through the Friends of Nationalmuseum.
Nationalmuseum has acquired An Allegory of War, a painting by Louis Masreliez originally intended to be one of two overdoor pieces for King Gustav III’s bedchamber in the royal palace in Stockholm.
A collection of Italian architectural drawings held by Nationalmuseum was the subject of a recently completed research project. Anna Bortolozzi, associate professor of art history at Stockholm University, made a detailed study of the collection, which was once owned by the architect Carl Johan Cronstedt.
Nationalmuseum has recently acquired an oil painting by the American-French artist Mary Cassatt. The purchase is Nationalmuseum’s first acquisition of an Impressionist painting for over 50 years.
Nationalmuseum has acquired two portraits of women created by the Austrian court miniaturist Johann Eusebius Alphen in 1767. The two portraits are unique because few signed works by Alphen have survived, as the artist was just 31 years old when he died.
During the summer you can see several exhibitions produced by Nationalmuseum at tourist destinations throughout Sweden. Among others, these include Lisa Larson at the Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum, Nordic Myths at Nationalmuseum Jamtli, Close to Nature at Läckö Castle and Migrants at Gripsholm Castle. Nationalmuseum itself is presenting the exhibitions Zorn – a Swedish Superstar and Snowcrash.
Nationalmuseum has acquired a portrait drawing of the two-year-old Carl von Nutzhorn, created by the Danish Golden Age artist Christen Købke in July 1830. Depictions of children are considered to be among Købke’s most important works and his pencil portraits are complete works of art in their own right, comparable to any oil painting.
This summer, the exhibition Nordic Myths will be presented at Nationalmuseum Jamtli. The exhibition includes a number of works by artists such as Carl Larsson, Elsa Beskow, Ernst Josephson and August Malmström, all from Nationalmuseum’s collections.
Snowcrash began in the final years of the 20th century as an exhibition by a group of virtually unknown Finnish architects and designers, with the aim of making an impact in the international design world. The collection, which was established over the course of 1997 to 2003, is being exhibited now for the first time.
Nationalmuseum has acquired a pastel portrait of Lady Georgiana Cavendish at the age of six. The portrait is the work of John Russel, one of the era’s foremost pastellists. This is the first example of this particular art form by a British artist to be acquired for the museum’s collections.
On 6 April, Nationalmuseum will open its major exhibition about the Swedish artist Anders Zorn. Visitors to the exhibition can experience the enormous breadth of his artistry. From watercolour portraits painted in London to the most famous motifs from Dalarö, via Paris and the USA and finally back to Mora in Sweden.
